South Carolina offices close for Confederate Memorial Day
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina state government offices are closed as the state marks Confederate Memorial Day.A number of local governments are also closed Thursday to mark the holiday held each May 10.South Carolina is one of six states in the South to observe a Confederate Memorial Day, although the dates vary.South Carolina chose May 10 because it is the day when Confederate Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson died in 1863 after he was wounded by his own […]
